We're Going to Need a Bigger Horse... Portland police back down, rather than engage Occupy Portland protesters - Mandelman Matters

``There are several senior members of both houses of congress that have requested information from the JTC about a bill taxing financial speculation, but the super-committee is doing everything possible to prevent the idea from even being brought up as part of their discussion. In other words, the bankers said no... and no means no. So, the members of the super-committee are back to coming up with ways to rob the elderly of the Medicare and Social Security benefits for which they've paid... and then some... throughout their long lives.''